The burying ground has 12,000 bodies buried there. It is in downtown Halifax and was established as a common burial ground in 1749. However the oldest remaining stone is 1752. They stopped using this cemetery in 1844 so all the markers are quite old. We were told we could identify the oldest ones as they have a skull and crossbones on them. This was changed over the years to faces, then cherubs and then to winged angelic figures. Many of the stones were hand carved from slate brought in from Massachusetts Bay.

The Boardwalk on the water front is quite inviting and we enjoyed the many interesting marine vessels and information presented on kiosks